Compilaton of Japanese Numerical documents Relating to Trade in Early Modern Japan

(1)保存至今的与贸易有关的数字文件可以归类为同伴。即：(1)中国和荷兰船只的提单；(2)长崎商船的记录，包括估价记录、易货记录、货物进出口记录；载有进出口明细的资产负债表；(3)个别商户的样书和投标货物初检笔记。(2)我收集并研究了上述尽可能广泛的内容。然而，特别是关于(3)，很明显，文件的数量超过了我在计划这项研究时的预期。此外，加上大量无法拍摄的材料和尚未编目的文件，还有许多问题需要考虑，还有许多发现有待发现。到目前为止，更多的结果摘要在第5页。在这份报告中，我列举了以下货物清单作为例子。《筑子一郎》（1596 ~ 1807）、《土坂龟宿》（1708 ~ 1713）、《长崎广宿》（1760 ~ 1762）、《koumousen Nennen Tsuminigaki nado sinajina》（1806 ~ 1816）、《Kiyou Sairai Mokuroku》（1830 ~ 1842）。而且这是零碎的，它包含了我们今天所知道的80%以上的进口商品。从这里可以看出，中荷两国船只上进口的大部分货物，特别是药品、科学设备、荷兰书籍等都列在上面，可见他们对外国文化的接受程度。(2)同样明显的是，除了通常的商品交易外，巴库夫、Kakurou以及长崎的总督和官员还会定期订购昂贵的布料、药品、科学设备、枪支、荷兰书籍等，这表明他们在真正接受文化方面处于领导地位。最重要的是，现在有可能与荷兰文献进行比较，从而改进现有的研究。(6)在此报告的同时，我希望申请协助公布上述价格估算记录、出口货物记录和长崎海洋账户。少

(1) Trade related numerical documents surviving until the prsent day can be grouped as fellows. Namely, (1)bills of lading from Chinese and Dutch ships, (2)records of the Nagasaki Kaishyo (De Keizerlijk Geld- Kamer in Nagasaki) which include records of price estimates, records of barter, records of goods exports and imports ; balance sheets with detals of imports and exports ; Nagasaki Kaisyo accounts with the details of trade related revenue and expenditure, (3)individual merchant's sample books and notes on preliminary inspection of goods for tender.(2) I have gathered and examined as wide as ranged as possible of the above. However, especially with regard to (3), it became apparent that the number of documents exceded what I had anticipated when I planing this reserch. Also, with the addition of the large ammount of material either unavailable for photographing and as yet uncatalogd documents, there as still many probrems to be considered, and many discoveries yet to be made.(3) A s … More ummary of the results so far can be found on page 5.(4) In this report, I have given the following Lists of Carg as examples. "Tsuuko Ichiran" (1596-1807), "Toban Kamotsuchou" (1708-1713), "Nagasaki Hiroku" (1760-1762), "Koumou-sen Nennen Tsuminigaki nado sinajina" (1806-1816), "Kiyou Sairai Mokuroku" (1830-1842). Also this is fragmentary, it contains over 80% of the imported goods that we know of today.(5) (1)From this, as most of the goods imported on Chinese and Dutch ships especially medicines, scientific equipment, Dutch books ets are listed, we can see how forign culture was accepted. (2)It is also clear that aside from the usual goods traded, the Bakufu, Kakurou, as well as the Governors and Officers of Nagasaki would, on a regular basis, order expensive cloth, medicines, scientific equipment, guns, Dutch books etc, indicating leadership in tue acceptance of cultur. (3)Most important of all is that is now possibe to do a comparision with Dutch documents, leading to an improvement on existing research.(6) Along with this report, I hope to make an application for assistace to publish the records of price estimates, records of goods exported and Nagasaki Kaisyo acounts as listed above this year. Less